Commodity code · Chapter 72

72285040 — Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked

Commodity code 72285040 covers bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products, within HMRC chapter 72 (iron and steel). 2 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 2 counties and 2 towns.

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2Businesses trading

2Counties

2Towns

29Import declarations

Counties trading under 72285040

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

West Midlands

1 town

1 businessesView →

Essex

1 town

1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 72285040

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Most active business

MIDLAND SPECIAL STEELS LIMITED

Dudley (Dudley), West Midlands 28 import declarations 3 export declarations DY2 *Ch. 72Ch. 73 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of circular cross-section, of iron or non-alloy steel, not cold-drawn or cold-rolled "cold-reduced" (excl. cast iron products, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, casing and tubing of a kind, bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products of high-speed steel or silico-manganese steel, semi-finished products, flat-rolled products and hot-rolled bars and rods in irregu.

▼ Expected to slow by 18.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity28 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity3 in the last 6 months

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CAT TRADING GROUP LIMITED

Braintree, Essex 1 import declarations 1 export declarations CM7 *Ch. 39Ch. 72Ch. 73 Active in 2 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge-sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering, propping or, building elements for the manufacture of floors, walls, partition walls, ceilings, roofs, etc., of plastics; gutters and accessories of plastics; railings, fences and similar barriers, of plastics; large shelves, for assembly and permanent installati.

▼ Expected to slow by 100.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years

Imports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

Exports — 2 years of monthly activity1 in the last 6 months

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About commodity code 72285040

What goods does commodity code 72285040 cover?

Bars and rods of alloy steel other than stainless, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished (excl. products. It sits in HMRC chapter 72, iron and steel. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 72285040?

2 businesses filed customs declarations against code 72285040 in the last six months, spread across 2 counties and 2 towns, totalling 29 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 72285040?

The busiest counties are West Midlands (1 businesses), Essex (1 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.